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He thought about it in a dilemma for a moment. When this expression fell in front of Zhao Lanyu's eyes, the complacency in his eyes became even stronger.

"How is it, Prince An has already thought it through, do you want to hand An Lingge over or wait for Royal Father's decision?"

The atmosphere in the hall became tense for a moment. Zhao Lanyu pressed on step by step, but An Lingge did not give in at all.

"Aiya, Seventh Prince is here. Why didn't you send someone to notify me?"

Madam Li walked in from outside with a smile. When she saw Zhao Lanyu, a surprised look surfaced on her face, as if she didn't know that this person would come to her residence.

However, the three people in the room did not say a word, only Zhao Lanyu gave a nonchalant "En" as a response.

Madam Li carefully moved closer to An Yingcheng and said softly, "Old master, what happened? He looked at the person with a worried expression. "Why don't you just say it, I'll help you think of a way."

Zhao Lanyu snorted on the side, "I'm afraid Aunt Li cannot help Prince An with this matter."

"Is it serious?" "Aunt Li's face was filled with bewilderment and panic, before pulling on An Yingcheng's sleeves," If the matter is serious, you should even tell me, your highness, to help me think of a solution. Although I am not the prince's official wife, I have still accompanied him for so many years. Naturally, I want to live and die with him. "

After such a sorrowful and emotional speech, An Yingcheng was emotionally moved, and the awkwardness on his face also lessened by a bit.

"After so many years, you still understand This King the best."

"Seventh Prince received the news that Little Ge had stocked up a large amount of medicinal herbs in the courtyard in order to collude with the enemy and betray the country. Thus, she came to the manor to punish Little Ge."

"Eldest Miss actually did such a thing!" Madam Li looked at An Lingge in shock and disappointment. "The Prince has always taught you to be loyal and patriarch ever since you were young. But now that you have done such a thing, have you ever thought about how miserable the Prince will feel?"

It was obviously a fake matter, but when it came to Aunt Li's mouth, it actually made sense. Even An Lingge herself nearly believed it.

An Lingge smiled, a pair of clear and cold eyes looking straight at Aunt Li, "Father did his best to prove my innocence, but Aunt Li started to criticize me for a crime that did not exist. You said that you were thinking for your father, but now it seems that you and your father do not share the same heart. "

"Eldest Miss, I'm not accusing you unjustly." "Seventh Prince took out the prepared explanation," Seventh Prince has a respected identity, there's no need to frame you, so he came to our house, he must have solid evidence, that's why he came to question us.

"I just didn't know that Eldest Miss had failed to live up to your teachings and still didn't know to repent, so you wanted to use the affection between father and daughter to soften your heart. You're pulling the entire Duke's Mansion down with you!"

An Yingcheng's expression changed, and he looked at An Lingge with a few thoughts in his eyes.

If the Seventh Prince insisted on blaming An Lingge, then he would be going against the Seventh Prince while protecting his daughter. It would be hard to protect the Seventh Prince from being angered and bringing this matter to the Emperor, which would implicate the entire Prince An's Palace.

An Lingge laughed coldly in her heart. An Lingyi had framed him, and in the name of Prince An's Palace, he had escaped the punishment of the old lady. Now, the Aunt Li was rather obedient, and used the safety of his Prince An's Palace to advise his father about the pros and cons.

"I do things with a clear conscience, so I'm not afraid of Seventh Prince investigating. Could it be that Seventh Prince can turn black into white and make innocent people become guilty?"

An Lingge's expression was calm, and the gaze she looked at An Yingcheng with was filled with sincerity, "Father, your daughter has never thought that she would be such a traitor, and had never thought that she would do such a thing. Now that the Seventh Prince suddenly came over, and accused your daughter of hoarding medicinal ingredients, your daughter feels that there is something fishy about it."

Without rush, she explained her analysis, "Firstly, the matter of buying the herbs was handed over by my daughter to the servant girl beside me. How did Seventh Prince know that there were so many herbs stored in my courtyard, could it be that Seventh Prince had been monitoring the Prince An's Palace all this time? Secondly, I have already explained the reason for hoarding medicinal ingredients, but Seventh Prince just doesn't believe it. He even used some absurd and laughable reason to denounce me, yet he refused to face the truth. "

"Forget about that, the Seventh Prince can't find fault with me, he actually dragged my father into this, and wants him to personally admit that I am guilty so that they can arrest me."

An Lingge's expression suddenly became stern, his eyes seemed to be able to see the darkest corner of the heart, "If one were to say that his actions are abnormal, then Seventh Prince is the most abnormal person. Could it be that a thief like that said something at Seventh Prince's side, and that they wanted to take care of my Prince An's Palace, so they took me by surprise? "

Aunt Li could use Prince An's Palace as a raft, and An Lingge could also use this as a protective talisman.

"Nonsense!" Zhao Lanyu roared, as his gaze unintentionally fell on Aunt Li's body, with the intent that both of them were well aware of the situation.

Aunt Li immediately opened her mouth, "Eldest Miss, you are truly wrongly accusing Seventh Prince, our Prince An's Palace and Seventh Prince are relatives, do you still want to frame us for no reason?"

"I'm not sure about that." An Lingge's gaze turned slightly, "Father has been in the imperial court for so many years, it is hard to avoid one or two people who do not agree with him. If that person harbors hatred towards father, and has gone to the Seventh Prince, who knows who the Seventh Prince will lean towards?"

An Yingcheng was shocked, cold sweat forming on his back.

Little Ge had only bought a little more medicinal ingredients, so the Seventh Prince found out about this matter through others. Then, who was this other person? Could it be one of his political enemies?

If he took a step back today, and allowed the Seventh Prince to accuse Little Ge of betraying the nation, wouldn't that mean that his entire Prince An's Palace was involved?!

He understood all of this and no longer hesitated when facing Seventh Prince, "Seventh Prince, traitors against a country is a grave crime against the nine clans. I hope you can give me direct evidence, if not, Prince An's Palace cannot accept this crime."

Only now did An Lingge calm down a little. As long as his father realized that he was being held responsible for this crime along with his Prince An's Palace, he would definitely not let Seventh Prince accuse him wrongly.

How could Zhao Lanyu have thought that Aunt Li was fanning the flames at the side, and not only did he not get An Yingcheng to hand An Lingge over, he even made him decide to protect An Lingge.

He silently glared at Aunt Li, and a cold smile formed on his face. "Since Prince An has said this, then this prince naturally cannot hold it in. But Prince An needs to properly interrogate the young miss of the manor, in case she was kept in the dark and supported up by others. "

With these words, Zhao Lanyu didn't stay any longer and led his people out of the Prince An's Palace.